APALACHICOLA — Just in time for the holidays, the planting of Apalachicola Bay began last month, with close to 200 of the county’s oystermen busy thrice a week spreading shell to replenish the oyster bars. READ MORE

MIAMI (AP) — Three good Samaritans were killed Sunday night when they were struck by a car after they'd stopped along a dark, two-lane road in the Florida Everglades to assist another motorist whose vehicle hit a black bear. READ MORE

Unusually warm weather interrupted by an unseasonable cold snap made for an interesting bow season, and a warmer-than-normal Thanksgiving had hunters swatting at mosquitoes during the four-day gun season. READ MORE

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Gulf World took on 50 additional “cold-stun” turtles due to dropping temperatures in the northern United States, Gulf World officials announced Wednesday in a news release. READ MORE